The Lapland gold rush, also known as the Ivalo Gold Rush, was a gold rush that occurred in Lapland, Grand Duchy of Finland, during the 1870s. The Lapland gold rush started in the valley of the Ivalojoki river in 1870 and lasted for a few years. Although the scale of the Lapland gold rush is not comparable to the major 19th century gold rushes, the Lapland gold rush has great local significance in Lapland and across Finland.